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CHECK BOOK.

No. 419,857. Patented Jan. 21, 18190.

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JACOB KNAUBER, OF MILIVAUKEE, IVISCONSIN.

'CHECK-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,857, dated January21,1890. Application filed October 31, 1889. Serial No. 328,802- (Nomodel.) Patented in Canada November 20, 1889, No 51,581-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB KNAUBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of\Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCheck-Books, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Canada, No.51,581, dated November-20, 1889 g) and I do declare the following to bea full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incheck-books of that class wherein a plurality of checks are held in acover with a record leaf or leaves.

It has for its object to provide an improved check-book of thischaracter adapted to be folded in the center, the checks being providedwith stubs held to one portion of the cover, and upon the inner surfaceof the other half of the cover there being affixed a record sheet orsheets divided vertically into columns for the number of the check, theamount drawn, the amount deposited, and the balance.

The invention consists in the peculiarities of construction and thecombinations, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form .a part ofthis specification, and in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved check-book open. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 3 isan enlarged section on the line a: a; of Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates acover of any suitable material, united by means of any suitable flexibleconnection a, so as to constitute two like portions adapted to be foldedone over the other to form a book onehalt from the spirit of theinvention.

of them, if desired,) divided vertically into columns in sets of four,the first column of each set being designated at the top by the symbolNo, the next by the words Amount drawn, the third by the words Amountdeposited, and the next or fourth by the word Balance. In the drawings Ihave shown three of these sets of four columns; but of course thisnumber may be varied according to the size of the book without departingThis recordsheet is also divided horizontally with a plurality of lines,as shown in Fig. 1. The upper edge of this record-sheet extendspartially over the flexible connection a, between the two halves of thecover, and may be left loose or unattached, as shown in Fig.2, or gummedor otherwise secured to the said flexible connection, as shown in Fig.1, as may be preferred.

To the inner face of the other portion of the cover is attached a strip0 of fabric such as linen, for instance--a portion of said strip 0 beingextended beyond its connection to the cover and adapted to embrace theends and extend a short distance overthe top edge of the stubs of thechecks, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The upper edge of this strip 0 isarranged at a distance from the top edge of the upper portion of thecover, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, so that when the book is closedthe portion Z7 of said strip will be within the compass of the twoportions of the cover.

D are the checks, each provided with a stub cl, the checks and stubsbeing divided by means of a line of perforations c. The stubs of thechecks are gummed or otherwise secured to the strip 0. The free ends ofthe checks extend a slight distance beyond the inner edge of the portionof the cover to which they are attached, as shown in Fig. 2, so thatwhen the book is folded the ends of the checks will'press upon the freeend of the record sheet and press into the space formed by the flexibleconnection between the two portions of the cover, thus preventing theorumpling of the free ends of the checks,

and serving also to prevent inward folding of the flexible connection.

The simple method of attaching the checks and stubs to the cover allowsof the ready removal of the used set and the insertion or attachment ofa new set when desired by simply taking out the used set and regummingthe portion of the strip 0 which is unattached to the cover and applyingit to the new set of checks in a manner which will be readilyunderstood. The strip 0 does not extend entirely under the stubs; butthe portion of the stubs near their junction with the checks is leftunattached, as shown in Fig.3, so that the checks can be more readilyremoved from the stubs when desired.

The books may be made up in diiterent sizes; but it is intended to makethem mostly in sizes adapted for pocket use.

What I claim as new is- A check record book consisting of a coverconnected at its center by a flexible connection, as a, a series ofstub-checks attached at their stub end to the inner face of one portionof the cover, with their free ends extended into the. space between theadjacent edges of the two portions of the cover, and a record-sheetattached to theinner face of the other portion of the cover, with itsinner edge free and extended into the said space between the adjacentedges of the two portions of the cover, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB KNAUBER.

Witnesses:

G. MOWHORTER, E. H. BOND.

